Wicked

Wicked

What: Movie, 161 mins.
When: Now
Where: In Theatres
Genre: Musical
Rating: NN
Why you should watch: After a seemingly endless promotional cycle, Wicked has finally materialized, and just like witches in the land of Oz, there’s the good and the bad. Cynthia Erivo impresses as Elphaba, a young witch ostracized for being green, and Ariana Grande brings precise comedic timing to the shallow queen-bee Galinda. But the film feels overlong (diehard fans may disagree, but it’s unclear if splitting the film in two parts does more than pad the plot and some wallets) and its unimaginative approach to lighting makes the great costume and production design fall flat. And Erivo remains a dominating presence in the film even though in dark scenes, and next to Grande, she is severely underlit. For a film about a woman othered by the colour of her skin, it’s a serious misstep. Read the full review.

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